Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAttacker hosts crafted HTML page with malicious GPU rendering content
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DeliveryVictim clicks link and opens page in unpatched Chrome on Windows
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ExploitPage triggers out-of-bounds write in ANGLE graphics layer
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ExecutionGPU process memory is corrupted
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ImpactArbitrary code executes within Chrome GPU sandbox
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a Windows user to be running Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 and to visit an attacker-controlled or compromised web page - no special Chrome configuration, plugin, or feature enablement is needed beyond the default browser state. CVSS PR:N confirms no authentication is required from the attacker's side; CVSS UI:R confirms the victim must actively visit the malicious page (e.g., click a link). Exploitation is platform-specific to Windows, as the description explicitly scopes the flaw to Chrome on Windows - likely tied to ANGLE's Direct3D translation path. The unchanged scope (S:U) means successful exploitation is bounded to the Chrome GPU sandbox process; achieving OS-level or cross-process impact would require chaining with a separate sandbox escape vulnerability, which is not described in available data. |
| Impact | The CVSS 8.8 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) characterizes this as a high-severity, low-complexity, network-delivered vulnerability requiring only a single user interaction - visiting a web page. However, the unchanged scope (S:U) is a meaningful limiting factor: successful exploitation is contained to Chrome's GPU sandbox process and does not directly affect the underlying OS without a separate sandbox escape. The EPSS score of 0.42% at the 35th percentile is notably low relative to the CVSS score, suggesting that despite theoretical severity, technical barriers to reliable exploitation (e.g., ASLR, sandbox hardening, heap randomization) are suppressing real-world weaponization. No CISA KEV listing exists and no public POC has been identified, meaning this is currently a patch-priority rather than an incident-response situation. The low EPSS diverges from the high CVSS, a common pattern for memory-corruption browser bugs where writing a reliable exploit is difficult - organizations should prioritize patch deployment but need not treat this as an active compromise scenario. No conflicting signals exist between CVSS vector and description: both indicate network-delivered, user-interaction-required exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts an HTML page containing malicious WebGL or GPU-rendering content designed to trigger the out-of-bounds write within ANGLE's Direct3D translation layer on Windows. A user running an unpatched Chrome version navigates to the page - via a phishing link, malvertising, or a compromised website - causing memory corruption in Chrome's GPU process and potentially enabling arbitrary code execution within the sandbox. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, meaning exploitation currently requires significant reverse-engineering effort and deep knowledge of ANGLE's internals. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 26, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in ANGLE, Chrome's GPU abstraction layer, affects Google Chrome on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 and can be triggered by a remote, unauthenticated attacker via a crafted HTML page, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution within the Chrome sandbox. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high theoretical severity, though sandbox containment (S:U) limits immediate blast radius to the GPU process. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing exists at time of analysis, and the low EPSS of 0.42% (35th percentile) signals limited near-term exploitation probability despite the high CVSS rating.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later immediately; this is the vendor-confirmed patched version per the stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. Chrome typically auto-updates, but administrators managing enterprise fleets should verify deployment via Chrome Browser Cloud Management or Group Policy and confirm the installed version matches 152.0.7977.65 or higher. As a short-term compensating control prior to patching, disabling GPU hardware acceleration (via chrome://settings/system, toggling off 'Use graphics acceleration when available') removes ANGLE from the rendering path and eliminates the attack surface - the trade-off is degraded rendering performance, particularly for video and WebGL content. Blocking access to untrusted external web content through proxy or DNS filtering reduces exposure but does not eliminate risk from compromised legitimate sites.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is Google's open-source graphics abstraction library that translates OpenGL ES calls to platform-native APIs - primarily Direct3D on Windows. It underpins hardware-accelerated rendering in Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. The affected product is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* on Windows. CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) indicates the root cause is a write operation that exceeds the bounds of an allocated memory buffer within ANGLE's GPU processing pipeline - a class of memory corruption flaw that can corrupt adjacent heap metadata or data structures. On Windows, this translates to corruption in the GPU process, which Chrome runs in a separate sandboxed context. Tags from the intelligence feed (Memory Corruption, RCE, Buffer Overflow) corroborate the CWE classification, and the Microsoft tag may indicate involvement of the Windows Direct3D translation path specifically.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N), no complexity barriers (AC:L), no attacker authentication needed (PR:N), victim must visit page (UI:R), sandbox-contained execution with no scope change (S:U), full CIA impact within GPU process.
Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).
CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Executive ViewAI
A critical vulnerability in Google Chrome (CVE-2026-79048) enables remote code execution on employee devices through a malicious webpage, affecting Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. Although a vendor patch is available and current exploitation risk remains low (EPSS 0.4%), the high CVSS severity (8.8) and prevalence of Chrome across enterprise systems make this a significant priority. Organizations must deploy Chrome 152.0.7977.65 or later across all user endpoints to eliminate this web-based attack surface.
Apply vendor patch: Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65 or later.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Same weakness CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-65805
GHSA-h74h-8hqq-ghm9
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